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The shift could devastate the refugee resettlement program....

Faith groups fear the end of refugee resettlement in the U.S.

by: Jack Jenkins July 19, 2019(RNS) — Faith-based groups that help the U.S. government resettle refugees fear the future of their work is in jeopardy, after learning that the TrumpRead More

ISIS Blew up Churches, Shiite Militias confiscated Homes

XPian News exclusive interview: No Hope for Christians in Iraq

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XPian News did this recent interview with an Iraqi Christian refugee. Abdul Ahad arrived in the U.S. in September, 2017. XPian News: How has life been in the US forRead More

Over the past two years, the nation's refugee resettlement system has been slowly dismantled.

Two years after Trump’s travel ban, faith-based refugee groups struggle

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by: Emily McFarlan Miller, Feb 4, 2019 (RNS) – Every morning when Khadra Abdo wakes up, her mind turns to her children. “My first thought is that I hope theyRead More

Pelosi noted that she had long worked with evangelicals on comprehensive immigration reform.

Pelosi, DeVos address Christian educators on policy and faith

by: Adelle M. Banks Jan 30, 2019 -WASHINGTON (RNS) – ”Hours before post-shutdown conversations began on immigration and border security on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a groupRead More

Ken Starr on his faith, the Mueller investigation, the Clintons and refugees

by: Maina Mwaura Dec 10, 2018 (RNS) – Growing up the son of a minister in Texas, Ken Starr learned two principles for how to live his life. Do theRead More

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What the Bible Says About How to Treat Refugees – Relevant Magazine

Immigration continues to be one of the most politically polarizing issues in America. The topic of immigration policy has been a staple of recent presidential debates, and has even dividedRead More

Comments by World Relief's Matt Soerens

Trump’s Refugee Policy Also Hurts Most Vulnerable Christians

The U.S. has admitted only 70 of them from the Middle East, the region where they are most at risk. Source: Trump’s Refugee Policy Also Hurts Most Vulnerable Christians

National leaders from the Evangelical Immigration Table sent a letter asking the Trump administration to admit more refugees,,,,

Evangelical Leaders Object to Trump Administration Refugee Call, Call for Increase

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By EIT Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2018) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday a ceiling of just 30,000 refugee admissions for fiscal year (FY) 2019, far lower than whatRead More

Evangelical refugee assistance charity urges a restored cap of 75,000  

World Relief Denounces State Department FY19 Refugee Cap

Refugee resettlement needed in US.
Baltimore, Md (Sept. 17, 2018). – Today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a press conference the Administration’s refugee policy for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes a decision toRead More

For the first time, U.S. resettles fewer refugees than the rest of the world – Pew Research

In 2017, the U.S. resettled 33,000 refugees, the country’s lowest total since the years following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a steep drop from 2016. Source: For the firstRead More